Rand Building - Table of Contents ..................... Lafayette Square - Table of Contents
Rand Building
14
Lafayette Square,
Buffalo, New York
Construction end: |
1929 |
Architects: |
Franklyn
& William Kidd; James W Kideney & Assoc. (Rand House, also designed by the Kidds) |
Construction firm: |
John W. Cowper Company |
Name: |
Named after George F. Rand, Sr.,
former president of Marine Bank |
Style: |
Art Deco skyscraper |
Height: | 391 ft., 29 floors Tallest Buildings in Buffalo (online October 2014) |
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See also: Christopher Gray, "Not Just a Perch for King Kong" New York Times excerpt, related to Dirigible mooring post
Elevation photos Elevation: a particular side of a building Photos taken between 2005-2017 ![]() Postcard ... Looking north (south elevation) ... To the left of the Rand Building is the 1876 Buffalo German Insurance Co. Building ![]() Photo taken in 2008 ... Looking north ... Note the plain top of the Tishman Building ... Top of the Soldiers & Sailors Monument ![]() Photo taken in 2016 ... Looking north from Lafayette Square ... Note top of the Tishman Building: in 2016 the Hilton Garden Inn ![]() Looking west (east elevation) ![]() Photo taken in 2008 ... Looking east (west elevation) ... William Hengerer Company / Lafayette Court Building ... Tishman Building ... Note the plain top of the Tishman Building ... Rectangular white building lower right: Western Savings Bank / Main Court Building ![]() Looking northwest ... At right: William Hengerer Company / Lafayette Court Building ![]() Stepped |
Dirigible mooring post 2018 photos ![]() Details, from the top down: ![]() .. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Facade Photos taken between 2005-2017 ![]() Bottom of the "dirigible mooring mast" ... See excerpt from a New Times article ![]() Finials ![]() Monumental Art Deco style finials
![]() Rosettes flanked by lotus flowers ![]() ![]() Scrolled acanthus leaves ![]() ![]() S Scrolls in spandrel panels ![]() Dentils below stone sill ![]() Art Deco main entrance ... Detail below: ![]() ![]() Cornerstone |